Tamiya wheel diameter

[Zipster]

Looking to upgrade an older 2wd buggy to current wheel sizing (2.2s) for vintage racing & tire options but I despise the bland disc wheels that seem to be the only options.

I like a lot of the various recent Tamiya buggies with cool wheels (super hornet, holiday buggy, star dish wheels, etc...), but I find any indication of what the actual diameter of the wheels are.

Does anyone know? Or if they are smaller, anyone know of cool looking 2.2s that fit Tamiya buggies?

Thanks!

[Shanks]

The Star dish wheels are 2.2 and so are the ones on the re re holiday buggy as they are just yellow versions of the star dishes, not too sure on the super hornet ones though but I think they are the same.

Also the DF-03 chassis all have 2.2 wheels & are'nt dish types have a look at a Dark Impact, Keen Hawk, Avante mkII for the various colours available I've also seen some bright orange one for sale on Ebay. There is another style that I've seen not sure what they are called but they are on the Neo Falcon. Hope this helps a little.

It also depends on what your trying to fit them to as you might need to change the wheel adaptors.

[TA-Mark]

Tamiya's Star Dish wheels and Astral Dish wheels are 2.16", slightly smaller than 2.2". The Spire Spike or Square Spike tyres that Tamiya make for the Star Dish wheel don't fit so well on a 2.2" wheel, just the same way that I've not had much luck getting 2.2 tyres to fit firmly on the Star Dish 2.16" wheels.

The DF03 wheels are 2.2". There are a few non-Tamiya brands out there making pre-mounted 2.2" wheels/tyres for the DF03 buggy with different pattern wheels (3Racing TopCAD)

Keep in mind that fitting larger overall diameter tyres will alter the gear ratio of the model and you may need to change pinion gear tooth count to compensate.

[Shanks]

Sorry about that I thought the Star Dish wheels were 2.2, TA-MARK knows his stuff.

Trust Tamiya to make something just that little bit different in size.

[Zipster]

Sorry about that I thought the Star Dish wheels were 2.2, TA-MARK knows his stuff.

Trust Tamiya to make something just that little bit different in size.

Thanks for the info!

Yeah, this whole tire thing is a pain. I just want to get modern tires/wheels so that I don't have to search ebay endlessly for tires every time they get worn, and have some compound/tread choices.

It seems like not only are Tamiya wheels unique sizes, but it's surprisingly hard to track down tires & no real compound choices unless you go to the 2.2s for the current high end racing buggy.

Thanks for the reminder on gearing - I haven't even started to think about motor/gearing yet... and batteries, to lipo or not to lipo... Whuff...